Toyota fined $12.5 million by China for price-fixing of Lexus cars Toyota fixed the minimum sales and resale prices of Lexus cars in Jiangsu province between 2015 and 2018 Dec 28, 2019
Elon Musk keeps his promise; Tesla to start Model 3 deliveries in China from December 30 The US electric carmaker will deliver 15 vehicles on Monday to Chinese customers who are all Tesla employees Dec 28, 2019 Elon musk
Holiday season sales get a boost as shoppers spent a record online this year Holiday season sales increased 3.4% driven by strong online spending, which jumped a record 18.8% year over year Dec 27, 2019
Uber founder Travis Kalanick parts ways with company; sells off all his shares Kalanick had aggressively started selling off his stake in the company after the stock lockup period expired in November Dec 25, 2019
ByteDance has no plans of selling TikTok; denies media report ByteDance has lately been making efforts to assure regulators in the US that user data concerning TikTok is absolutely safe in the US Dec 25, 2019
Electric car startup Rivian raises $1.3bn more as Amazon, Ford up stake in company Rivian had earlier raised $2.2bn and has now become one of the better-funded companies in the already crowded electric vehicles market Dec 24, 2019 Elon musk Amazon prime
Boeing sacks CEO Dennis Muilenburg as company's struggle to return 737 Max to service continues Dennis Muilenburg will step down immediately and be replaced by the company's board Chairman David L. Calhoun Dec 24, 2019
McDonald's in trouble: Manager of Peru franchise blames faulty machine for employees' death The manager said that the drinks machine was giving shocks, which was not reported by the local managers to the company's maintenance department Dec 22, 2019
Uber ordered by Columbia to suspend ride-hailing services for violating competition rules Uber's crisis continues to grow with the company facing similar ruling in Germany and London in the past one month Dec 22, 2019
Google fined $167 million by French regulators for mistreating advertisers French regulators said that given its dominant market position in online search business, the tech giant should also offer fair access to Google Ads Dec 21, 2019 Facebook
Apple reportedly has a secret team that's developing satellite technology If reports are to be believed, the iPhone maker has hired a number of engineers and designers from the aerospace and satellite industry Dec 21, 2019 Spacex Elon musk
Another legal blow: German court bans Uber's ride-hailing business in that country The ban comes weeks after the Transport of London declined Uber's request for a new London license over safety concerns Dec 20, 2019
General Motors recalls over 900,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC models to address battery and brake issues The carmaker will recall 550,000 pickup trucks and sedans in the first phase, while another 400,000 vehicles will be recalled in the second phase Dec 20, 2019
Ford to pump in $1.45 billion in its Detroit facilities, add 3,000 jobs The US carmaker will invest $750 million in its Michigan Assembly Plant and another $700 million in its Dearborn facility Dec 19, 2019
Facebook and Instagram say won't allow influencers to promote weapons and vaping It was long overdue from Facebook and Instagram given that they have often faced backlash for allowing social media influencers to promote harmful products Dec 19, 2019 Facebook
Southwest Airlines continues to bleed as it decides to go without Boeing 737 Max until after Easter Southwest said it was planning to put the jet off its schedule till April and isn't in response to Boeing's decision of suspending 737 Max production Dec 18, 2019
More employees join strike at Amazon's facility centers in Germany ahead of Christmas The e-commerce giant has 20,000 employees in Germany but has said that the strike is by a small portion and hasn't affected its operations Dec 18, 2019 Amazon prime
NBCUniversal reshuffles top management; Jeff Shell to replace Steve Burke as CEO The announcement comes just months ahead of the launch of the its much-awaited Peacock streaming service Dec 17, 2019
Intel acquires Israeli AI chipmaker Habana for $2 billion in a bid to boost its data-center business Intel has been trying to expand it AI portfolio and focus more on its data-center sales lately, as PC sales continue to stagnate Dec 17, 2019 Artificial intelligence
1,480 chief executives departed this year: Another five to make it a record year October and November combined saw 320 chief executives stepping down from their post Dec 16, 2019